What does career mean?
Definitions for career
kəˈrɪərca·reer
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word career.
Princeton's WordNet
career, calling, vocation(noun)
the particular occupation for which you are trained
career, life history(verb)
the general progression of your working or professional life
"the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"
career(verb)
move headlong at high speed
"The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets"
Wiktionary
career(Noun)
One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession.
career(Noun)
An individual's work and life roles over their lifespan.
career(Noun)
speed
career(Noun)
A jouster's path during a joust.
career(Noun)
A short gallop of a horse.
career(Verb)
To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.
The car careered down the road, missed the curve, and went through a hedge.
Origin: Mid 16th century, from carrière (a road or racecourse), from carriera, from carreira, from carraria based on carrus 'wheeled vehicle'. Or from carriere, from Old Provençal/Occitan carriera ("road"), from carraria.
Webster Dictionary
Career(noun)
a race course: the ground run over
Career(noun)
a running; full speed; a rapid course
Career(noun)
general course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part or calling in life, or in some special undertaking; usually applied to course or conduct which is of a public character; as, Washington's career as a soldier
Career(noun)
the flight of a hawk
Career(verb)
to move or run rapidly
Origin: [F. carrire race course, high road, street, fr. L. carrus wagon. See Car.]
Freebase
Career
Career describes an individuals' journey through learning, work and other aspects of life. There are a number of ways to define a career and the term is used in a variety of ways.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Career
ka-rēr′, n. a racecourse: a race: course of action: manner of life; v.i. to gallop: to move or run rapidly. [Fr. carrière, a racecourse. See Car.]
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'career' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1301
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'career' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3331
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'career' in Nouns Frequency: #484
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of career in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of career in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of career in a Sentence
My career is at great risk.
Losing my virginity was a career move.
He has been waiting for this his entire career.
Once he saw his name in print, his career changed.
Ignorance is a poverty of the mind and the career.
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- مهنةArabic
- поприще, кариера, препускам, кариерBulgarian
- carreraCatalan, Valencian
- kariéraCzech
- KarriereGerman
- karieroEsperanto
- carreraSpanish
- حرفهPersian
- viilettää, ura, pyyhältää, työ, ammatti, työura, kiitääFinnish
- carrièreFrench
- קריירהHebrew
- व्यवसायHindi
- karrierHungarian
- carrieraItalian
- 経歴, キャリア, 職業Japanese
- vitaeLatin
- umangaMāori
- karierMalay
- karriereNorwegian
- carrière, loopbaanDutch
- karriereNorwegian Nynorsk
- karieraPolish
- voar, carreiraPortuguese
- карьера, карьер, профессия, призвание, поприщеRussian
- karriärSwedish
- வாழ்க்கைTamil
- кар'єраUkrainian
- کیریئرUrdu
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